diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFSettings.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFSettings.java
index 5c9098fb53..90753d3b92 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFSettings.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFSettings.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.ooxml.util.POIXMLUnits;
 import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.PackagePart;
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.crypt.CryptoFunctions;
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.crypt.HashAlgorithm;
+import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
 import org.apache.poi.util.RandomSingleton;
 import org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.officeDocument.x2006.sharedTypes.STAlgClass;
@@ -68,6 +69,15 @@ public class XWPFSettings extends POIXMLDocumentPart {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return ctSettings instance
+     * @since POI 5.2.4
+     */
+    @Internal
+    public CTSettings getCTSettings() {
+        return ctSettings;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set zoom.<br>
      * In the zoom tag inside settings.xml file <br>